Assessment is an ongoing process to provide information about student achievement,
performance and program effectiveness. The primary purpose of academic assessment
is to improve student learning and development. The assessment of student learning
offers us an excellent opportunity for gathering, interpreting, and using student
learning offers us an excellent opportunity for gathering, interpreting, and using
information that will result in educational improvement. Assessment is also necessary
to make sound decisions about students and programs, and is required by accrediting
bodies. Assessment and instruction are closely linked; therefore, assessment methods
must closely target instructional objectives in order for students to showcase their
achievements.

CACREP requires an annual report to inform prospective students and the public about
our program. Counselor education programs accredited by CACREP have been asked to
include the following vital statistics data:

2013 CSU Program Data

Clinical Mental Health

School Counseling

Number of students currently enrolled

81

20

Number of program graduates from the past year

18

5

Completion or graduation rate

97%

97%

NCE certification examination pass rate (average from 2011 to 2013)

65%

65%

Job placement rate

85%

85%

CSU Counseling Program Demographic Characteristics

Students (n=114)

Full-time Faculty (N=6)

African American/Black

98

4

Hispanic/Latino

9

0

Caucasian/White

7

2

Female

103

4

Male

11

2

The assessment process is ongoing and flows from the mission of Chicago State University,
the College of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Psychology and the Counseling Graduate
Program.